Midnight Conversations

Midnight Conversations

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Sep 26, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 65 - The science of running vs antidepressents for mental and physical health 26.09.2025

Verhoeven, J. E., Han, L. K., Lever-van Milligen, B. A., Hu, M. X., Révész, D., Hoogendoorn, A. W., ... & Penninx, B. W. (2023). Antidepressants or running therapy: Comparing effects on mental and physical health in patients with depression and anxiety disorders. Journal of affective disorders, 329, 19-29.

Episode 64 - The Science of Short Video Addiction and Decision Making 12.09.2025

Liu, C., Wang, J., Li, H., Shangguan, Q., Jin, W., Zhu, W., ... & Wang, Q. (2025). Loss aversion and evidence accumulation in short-video addiction: A behavioral and neuroimaging investigation. NeuroImage, 121250.

Episode 63 - The Science Of Parental Technology Use...Again? 08.08.2025

Toledo-Vargas, M., Chong, K. H., Maddren, C. I., Howard, S. J., Wakefield, B., & Okely, A. D. (2025). Parental technology use in a child’s presence and health and development in the early years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA pediatrics.

Episode 62 - The Science Of Parental Technology Use 01.08.2025

Toledo-Vargas, M., Chong, K. H., Maddren, C. I., Howard, S. J., Wakefield, B., & Okely, A. D. (2025). Parental technology use in a child’s presence and health and development in the early years: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA pediatrics.

Episode 61 - The science of intermittent fasting and weight loss 27.06.2025

Semnani-Azad, Z., Khan, T. A., Chiavaroli, L., Chen, V., Bhatt, H. A., Chen, A., ... & Sievenpiper, J. L. (2025). Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. bmj, 389.

Episode 60 - The science of golf courses and parkinsons disease 06.06.2025

Krzyzanowski, B., Mullan, A. F., Dorsey, E. R., Chirag, S. S., Turcano, P., Camerucci, E., ... & Savica, R. (2025). Proximity to Golf Courses and Risk of Parkinson Disease. JAMA Network Open, 8(5), e259198-e259198.

Episode 59 - The Science of the smoking, drinking and physical inactivity on health 16.05.2025

Kekäläinen, T., Ahola, J., Reinilä, E., Savikangas, T., Kinnunen, M. L., Pitkänen, T., & Kokko, K. (2025). Cumulative associations between health behaviours, mental well-being, and health over 30 years. Annals of Medicine, 57(1). https://doi-org.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/10.1080/07853890.2025.2479233

Episode 58 - The Science of the African Heritage Diet 09.05.2025

Temba, G. S., Pecht, T., Kullaya, V. I., Vadaq, N., Mosha, M. V., Ulas, T., ... & de Mast, Q. (2025). Immune and metabolic effects of African heritage diets versus Western diets in men: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 1-14.

Episode 57 - The Science of Dementia Risk Factors 21.03.2025

Livingston, G., Huntley, J., Liu, K. Y., Costafreda, S. G., Selbæk, G., Alladi, S., ... & Mukadam, N. (2024). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission. The Lancet, 404(10452), 572-628.

Episode 56 - The Science of Coffee and Sleep 07.03.2025

Clark, I., & Landolt, H. P. (2017). Coffee, caffeine, and sleep: A systematic review of epidemiological studies and randomized controlled trials. Sleep medicine reviews, 31, 70-78.

Episode 55 - The Science Of The 27 Club 16.02.2024

Wolkewitz, M., Allignol, A., Graves, N., & Barnett, A. G. (2011). Is 27 really a dangerous age for famous musicians? Retrospective cohort study. BMJ, 343.

Episode 54 - The Science Of Chess 29.09.2023

Hänggi, J., Brütsch, K., Siegel, A. M., & Jäncke, L. (2014). The architecture of the chess player׳ s brain. Neuropsychologia, 62, 152-162.

Episode 53 - The Science Of ChatGPT 08.03.2023

O'Connor, S. (2022). Open artificial intelligence platforms in nursing education: Tools for academic progress or abuse?. Nurse Education in Practice, 66, 103537-103537.

Episode 52 - The Science Of Ice Baths 01.02.2023

Espeland, D., de Weerd, L., & Mercer, J. B. (2022). Health effects of voluntary exposure to cold water–a continuing subject of debate. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 81(1), 2111789.

Episode 51 - The Science Of Energy Drinks 07.12.2022

Nadeem, I. M., Shanmugaraj, A., Sakha, S., Horner, N. S., Ayeni, O. R., & Khan, M. (2021). Energy drinks and their adverse health effects: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Health, 13(3), 265-277.

Episode 50 - The Science Of Hugging And Stress 30.03.2022

Dreisoerner, A., Junker, N. M., Schlotz, W., Heimrich, J., Bloemeke, S., Ditzen, B., & van Dick, R. (2021). Self-soothing touch and being hugged reduce cortisol responses to stress: A randomized controlled trial on stress, physical touch, and social identity. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 8, 100091.

Episode 49 - The Science Of Physical Activity Monitors 02.03.2022

Larsen, R. T., Wagner, V., Korfitsen, C. B., Keller, C., Juhl, C. B., Langberg, H., & Christensen, J. (2022). Effectiveness of physical activity monitors in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. bmj, 376.

Episode 48 - The Science Of Visualisation 10.02.2022

Milton, F., Fulford, J., Dance, C., Gaddum, J., Heuerman-Williamson, B., Jones, K., ... & Zeman, A. (2021). Behavioral and neural signatures of visual imagery vividness extremes: aphantasia versus hyperphantasia. Cerebral cortex communications, 2(2), tgab035.

Episode 47 - The Science Of Minimalist Shoes 03.02.2022

Fuller, J. T., Thewlis, D., Buckley, J. D., Brown, N. A., Hamill, J., & Tsiros, M. D. (2017). Body mass and weekly training distance influence the pain and injuries experienced by runners using minimalist shoes: a randomized controlled trial. The American journal of sports medicine, 45(5), 1162-1170.

Episode 46 - The Science of Metabolism 21.01.2022

Pontzer, H., Yamada, Y., Sagayama, H., Ainslie, P. N., Andersen, L. F., Anderson, L. J., ... & IAEA DLW Database Consortium §. (2021). Daily energy expenditure through the human life course. Science, 373(6556), 808-812.

Episode 45 - The Science Of Belief In Conspiracy Theories And Covid - 19 28.07.2021

Banai, I. P., Banai, B., & Mikloušić, I. (2021). Beliefs in COVID-19 conspiracy theories, compliance with the preventive measures, and trust in government medical officials. Current Psychology, 1-11.

Episode 44 - The Science Of Delayed Gratification 21.07.2021

Watts, T. W., Duncan, G. J., & Quan, H. (2018). Revisiting the marshmallow test: A conceptual replication investigating links between early delay of gratification and later outcomes. Psychological science, 29(7), 1159-1177.

Episode 43 - The Science Of Social Media Use, Sleep And Mental Health 25.06.2021

Woods, H. C., & Scott, H. (2016). # Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Journal of adolescence, 51, 41-49.

Episode 42 - The Science Of Christmas Spirit And The Brain 09.12.2020

Hougaard, A., Lindberg, U., Arngrim, N., Larsson, H. B., Olesen, J., Amin, F. M., ... & Haddock, B. T. (2015). Evidence of a Christmas spirit network in the brain: functional MRI study. Bmj, 351.

Episode 41 - The Science Of Carbohydrate Intake And Mortality 21.10.2020

Seidelmann, S. B., Claggett, B., Cheng, S., Henglin, M., Shah, A., Steffen, L. M., ... & Solomon, S. D. (2018). Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis. The Lancet Public Health, 3(9), e419-e428.

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